Physical Examination and Health Assessment - Canadian, 3rd Edition

Description

Get a clear, logical, and holistic approach to physical examination and health assessment across the lifespan! Using easy-to-follow language, detailed illustrations, summary checklists, and new learning resources Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 3^rd Canadian Edition is the gold-standard in physical examination textbooks. This new edition reflects the latest in what is happening in nursing today with coverage of emerging trends, examples of how to document patient assessments using the Electronic Health Record, and new evidence-informed content throughout. It's easy to see why this text is #1 with Canadian nursing students!

Key Features

• A two-column format distinguishes normal findings from abnormal findings, and uses colour, step-by-step photos to clarify examination techniques and expected findings.
• Sectional colour bars segment body systems according to content (Structure and Function, Subjective Data, Objective Data, Documentation and Critical Thinking, Abnormal Findings).
• Summary checklists offer reviews of key examination steps.
• Documentation and Critical Thinking sections provide real world clinical examples of specific patients and how to document assessment findings.
• Abnormal findings tables help you recognize, sort, and describe abnormalities.
• Separate chapter on Pregnancy provides a thorough foundation for assessing the pregnant patient.
• Developmental Considerations sections highlight content specific to infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, and older adults.
• Promoting Health boxes focus on this key aspect of Canadian health care.

New to this Edition

• NEW! Content covering the Electronic Health Record, charting, and narrative recording provides examples of how to document assessment findings.
• UPDATED Case Studies provide you with opportunities to test and develop your analytical skills and apply what you’ve learned.
• NEW! Approximately 150 normal and abnormal examination photos for the nose, mouth, throat, thorax, and pediatric assessment gives you a fresh perspective on these key system examinations, with cultural diversity and developmental variations.
• NEW! Social determinants of health considerations cover the shifting landscape of Canada’s populations with strategies for integrating social, economic and ethnocultural diversity into your health assessments.
• NEW! Assessment strategies relevant to Indigenous populations, harm reduction, nutrition, and transgender persons inform practitioners on respectful, complete care.

Companion Products

• Pocket Companion for Physical Examination and Health Assessment, Canadian Edition, 3rd Edition
• Student Laboratory Manual for Physical Examination and Health Assessment, Canadian Edition, 3rd Edition
• Physical Examination and Health Assessment, Canadian Edition - Text + Lab Manual Package, 3rd Edition
• Health Assessment Online for Physical Examination and Health Assessment (User Guide and Access Code), 3rd Edition : Canadian Edition
• Physical Examination and Health Assessment + Health Assessment Online for Physical Examination and Health Assessment Canadian Edition Package, 3rd Edition

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Author Information

By Carolyn Jarvis, PhD, APN, CNP, Professor, School of Nursing, Illinois Wesleyan University; Nurse Practitioner, Community Health Care Clinic, Bloomington, Illinois; Edited by Annette J. Browne, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia; New Investigator, Canadian Institutes of Health Research; Scholar, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Vancouver, BC; June MacDonald-Jenkins, RN, BScN, MSc, Professor, School of Health and Community Studies, Durham College; Assistant Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON and Marian Luctkar-Flude, RN, BScN, MScN, Health Assessment Lecturer & Course Coordinator, School of Nursing; Nursing Lab Coordinator, Faculty of Health Sciences Patient Simulation Lab, Queen's University; Project Coordinator, Interprofessional Health Education Through Patient Simulation; Nursing Research Program Coordinator, Nursing Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON